House Democrats narrowly clinched a landmark victory on a sweeping health care overhaul Saturday night, voting 220-215 to deliver President Obama a key win on his top domestic priority, Roll Call reports.
The measure, which passed with only one Republican vote, represented six months of hard-fought compromises and deal-making among Democratic lawmakers.
Rep. Anh ''Joseph" Cao (R-LA) was the sole Republican to vote in favor of the legislation denying Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) the un....
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